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Directed by Andreas Senn

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Director: Andreas Senn
Section: New German TV Movies
Country: Germany
Year: 2008
PT: Willkommen zuhause
OT: WILLKOMMEN ZUHAUSE
Language: German
Cast: Ken Duken, Ulrike Folkerts, Mira Bartuschek, Oliver Stritzel
18+ (no age rating)

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When Ben Winter returns from his stint in Afghanistan with the German army, his friends and family are surpised to find that even humanitarian deployments can wound the soul. Ben lost one of his friends in a bomb attack. Now, back home, he can't adjust to his former life. His girlfriend Tine's attempts to understand him fail, as do those of his parents and friends. Helplessly, they watch as he increasingly isolates himself. In a sudden outburst, he even beats up his friend Ivan so badly that he has to hospitalized. During an argument with Tine, when he starts to get violent with her, she moves out of their apartment... SWR

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Andreas Senn